Culture clash
I am grateful for your prominent review of my new book, Youth Culture in Modern Britain, c.1920-c.1970 (Books, 18 December), but I feel short-changed by the quality of the review.It does not surprise...
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Ovine solidarity
Frank Burnet's attempt to pour the enormous condescension of posterity on to sheep won't do ("Wonders of woolly thinking", 18 December). Most sheep may not be intellectual geniuses, but they do have...
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Elite v-cs fear 'end of road' for concentration of research
2008 RAE results herald a much thinner spread of funds across the sector. Zoe Corbyn reports
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The week in higher education
Sir Bernard Crick, writer, academic and former contributor to Times Higher Education, has died aged 79. Variously described as a "publicly concerned scholar and maverick" by The Guardian and an "old-...
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RAE reviewers accused of going over the top on scores
Concerns about 'grade inflation' as panels 'put too many people in the 4* box'. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Economist says his subject's turnaround is 'delayed benefit' of wage hikes
Of all the disciplines evaluated in the research assessment exercise, economics appears to be in the rudest of health.Research in this category earned a grade-point average of 3.01 out of 4, the...
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Lone stars enjoy chance to shine
University of Brighton physics department's only representative is delighted by her achievement
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Pooling hailed as key to Scottish improvement
Scotland is celebrating an improved performance in the 2008 research assessment exercise.In 2001, 10 per cent of Scottish submissions gained the top rating (which was then 5*). This time 15 per cent...
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The rise and fall of research powers
Why have some institutions climbed the RAE rankings while others drifted down? Institutions offer explanations for their performance
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'Give students smart drugs on demand to aid study'
Controversial call for over-the-counter access to 'cognition enhancers'. Melanie Newman reports
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Post-92 snobbery lingers on - in new universities
Managers at one post-1992 university may have been shocked to discover that snobbery about new institutions is still going strong - even among its own staff.When the University of Lincoln undertook...
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Journal subscriptions at risk as weak pound hits library budgets
Research-intensive institutions appeal for 'exchange rate funding'. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Overseas researchers thrown Home Office lifeline
The Government is to amend entry options in its new visa system that could have prevented thousands of overseas researchers entering the UK.The problem, reported by Times Higher Education, arose...
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Trinity College Carmarthen - Talks start on new university
The governors of Trinity College Carmarthen and the council of the University of Wales, Lampeter, have agreed to "explore the formation of a new university", to be led by Medwin Hughes, the Trinity...
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University of Chester - Locals oppose academy tie-up
The University of Chester's decision to sponsor an academy school is being opposed by local people. A campaign group, Keep Ellesmere Port Schools (Keeps), is fighting plans to replace a specialist...